'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy assassination and 9/11.
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Remembering Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew 39 years later
Space Shuttle Challenger was about to lift off on its tenth flight. That level of cold affected the rubber O-rings that sealed the fuel inside the booster rockets. There was no data on how that ...
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On this date: Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff
On this date, Jan. 28, 1986, space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 ... gas to leak from the booster and essentially burned a hole in the external fuel tank, basically making the tank and ...
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'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
On that chilly January day in 1986, students and teachers across the nation waited in awe and wonder, primed to watch and learn from the first teacher in space ... opened a hole in a shuttle ...